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Psalm 85:3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 85 · verse 3
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.Psalm 85:3 · King James Version
Psalm 85:3 in context
1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fiercenesschârôwna burning of angerH2740 →
- turnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- wrathʻebrâhan outburst of passionH5678 →
- awayʼâçaphto gather for any purposeH622 →
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The church, in affliction and distress, is here, by direction from God, making her application to God. So ready is God to hear and answer the prayers of his people that by his Spirit in the word, and in the heart, he indites their petitions and puts words into their mouths.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7